Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies!

Double-delight peanut butter cookies
Carolyn Gurtz, Pillsbury Bake-Off grand prize winner

24 cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup Fisher® Dry Roasted Peanuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Domino® or C&H® Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cup Domino® or C&H® Confectioners Powdered Sugar
• 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® Create ‘n Bake® refrigerated peanut butter cookies, well chilled

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 375° F.

In small bowl, mix chopped peanuts, granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside. In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls.

Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise to make 24 pieces; flatten slightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls. Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls.

On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray; press into remaining peanut mixture.

Flatten each ball to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on tops of cookies; gently press into dough.

Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.
TIPS

1 Serving: Calories 150 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 1/2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 125mg; Total Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 11g); Protein 3g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1

Easy Banana Bread

I believe I stole this recipe from my roommate Marcia in college, but I've been using it for so long now, everyone thinks it's *my* recipe. BUT It is awesome, and here it is:

Easy Banana Bread

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed ripe bananas

In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs; mix well.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; Add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Pour into a greased 8in x 4in x 2in loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Makes 1 loaf.

"Yellow Flag" Dessert Skewers

Ingredients:

1 pineapple, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 frozen pound cake, slightly thawed, cut into 1-inch cubes
Honey, for drizzling


Directions:

1. Soak 8 wood skewers in water. Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan to medium-high. Alternately thread 4 cubes each of pineapple and pound cake on each skewer.
2. Grill, turning once, until lightly charred, about 1 minute per side. Drizzle with honey.

Loving this idea! Thanks to Natalie for posting it!

Cafe Rio Pork

Stolen from Jori. (Thanks!)

Cafe Rio Pork

In crockpot add

1 pork roast
fill pot 1/2 way with water
cook on low 8 hours

Drain water,remove fat shred roast

Combine 1 can of coke,2 cups brown sugar,2 cups salsa pour over shredded pork cook for a couple of more hours.

Cafe Rio Pork

Stolen from Jori. (Thanks!)

Cafe Rio Pork

In crockpot add

1 pork roast
fill pot 1/2 way with water
cook on low 8 hours

Drain water,remove fat shred roast

Combine 1 can of coke,2 cups brown sugar,2 cups salsa pour over shredded pork cook for a couple of more hours.